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LVUSD Newsletter September, 2011
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Las Virgenes Unifed School District4111 Las Virgenes
RoadCalabasas, CA 91302Phone: 818-880-4000Fax: 818-880-4200
www.lvusd.org
LVUSD STUDENTS RETURN FOR 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR
AROUND THE DISTRICT
LVUSD Proposes Measure K toGain Local Control of Funding
As school districts throughoutthe state continue to
reduceprograms and services as a resultof ongoing state budget
cuts,the Las Virgenes Unified SchoolDistricts Board of Education
votedunanimously to provide a local
control option for voters on theNovember 8 ballot.
Measure K is a $95 parcel tax that would generate over$2 million
in additional revenue for LVUSD that cannotbe touched by
Sacramento. The Boards decisionfollowed months of discussion and a
District-wide poll,which showed that a majority of voters would
supportsuch a measure. The measure requires a 66 2/3 YESvote to
pass.
BayLaurelElementary
RoundMeadow
Elementary
SumacL-STEM
During the past three years, LVUSD has lost over $10million in
state funding. In response, the District hasinitiated numerous
cost-saving measures and programreductions, resulting in over $4
million in savings or newrevenues.
The monies generated from Measure K would be used toprevent
further cuts to programs and reduce the potentialfor teacher and
counselor layoffs. Senior citizens areexempt from paying the tax,
as are residents who qualifyfor disability payments.
Measure K expires after eight years unless renewedby the voters
and requires an independent oversightcommittee to monitor all
expenditures. Additionally, nofunds can be used for administrator
salaries or benefits.
Copies of the ballot language, along with additionalinformation
on Measure K, can be found on the Districtswebsite at
www.lvusd.org.
SumacL-STEM
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AROUND THE DISTRICT
UPCOMINGEVENTS
September 5: No school - Labor Day
September 17: Mock SAT, Agoura High School
Back to School NightsSeptember 8: Mariposa
Chaparral ElementaryLupin Hill Elementary (grades 1-3)
Willow Elementary (grades 4-5)September 14: Lindero Canyon
Middle SchoolSeptember 15: Buttercup Preschool (Willow, YB)
Lupin Hill Elementary (grades 4-5)Sumac L-STEM Academy
(grades1-5)White Oak ElementaryWillow Elementary (grades K-3)Yerba
Buena Elementary
To contribute to the LVUSD Newsletter, please contactAllison
Wachtel at [email protected].
LVUSD Introduces New Web Resources for Parents
This year, LVUSD parents will have access to a new,easy-to-use
database that will enable them to track a
wide variety of school and student information.
The new system, hosted through LVUSDs datamanagement database,
Aeries, enables parents toview student attendance, grades,
transcripts, classschedules, and standardized test scores. It
alsoprovides parents with access to students upcoming,late, and
missed assignments. In addition, the databasewill house student
demographic and contact information,which parents can edit to
reflect mid-year changes.
Like LVUSDs e-registration system, this is one of aseries of
programs implemented by Chief InstructionalTechnology Officer Phil
Scrivano to improve parentsinvolvement with their childrens school
experience andto make data tracking and collection easier, cleaner,
andgreener.
LVUSD Board Members Run Unopposed for NewTerm
Two of LVUSDs current School Board members will be
returning for additional terms beginning December 6,2011.
Current School Board President Jill Gaines andVice President Cindy
Iser both ran unopposed for theirsecond and third full terms,
respectively.
Jill Gaines earned herundergraduate degree inChild Development
fromTufts University. She taughtSpecial Education beforegoing back
to school and
earning her MBA from theUCLA Anderson School ofManagement.
Gaines is a strong advocate for more choices andelectives for
LVUSD students; she has supportedprojects like foreign language and
L-STEM atSumac, the growth of Mariposa, and the
InternationalBaccalaureate (IB) program. She is also active
inhelping the District develop key sources for externalrevenue.
Cindy Iser earned herBachelors degree withhonors from the
Universityof California, SantaBarbara. After attendingthe
University of CaliforniaHastings College of Law,she began her
careerpracticing real estate andcorporate law.
Iser left the legal world in 1994 to spend more timeraising her
two children. She is passionate aboutthe arts and has been a strong
advocate for the newPerforming Arts Education Centers at Agoura
andCalabasas High Schools.
Reyes Adobe Days Seeking Student Volunteers
The City of Agoura Hills is seeking at least 300 volunteers to
runthe childrens activity booths at Reyes Adobe Days on
Saturday
and Sunday, October 1 and 2, from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
Studentswill receive volunteer credit for participating.For more
information, contact Jodi Regan at 818-707-2995 or
[email protected].
